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Geoffrey Rush Exits Australian Stage Production Amidst Defamation Lawsuit Against Newspaper

Academy Award-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has pulled out of the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night amidst a defamation lawsuit against The Daily Telegraph. The theater company’s artistic director Brett Sheehy says that he received confirmation Monday that Rush will be exiting…

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Geoffrey Rush Is “Virtually Housebound” And His Career Is “Irreparably Damaged” Oz Court Told In Defamation Case

Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush is “virtually housebound” and believes his career has been “irreparably damaged” following the publication of an allegation against him, his lawyers claimed in an Australian court today. The Shine and The King’s Speech star is suing Sydney’s Daily Telegraph and journalist Jonathan Moran…

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Geoffrey Rush’s Defamation Case Rules Out News Corp’s Truth Defense

The Australia federal court has struck out large parts of News Corp’s truth defense in Geoffrey Rush’s defamation case. The news comes after the Oscar-winning actor filed defamation proceedings last year in Australia's federal court, seeking damages from The Daily Telegraph which published allegations the actor…

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Geoffrey Rush Sues News Corp’s Daily Telegraph To “Redress Slurs, Innuendo” – Watch Press Conference

UPDATED with video: Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush has filed defamation proceedings in Australia’s federal court, seeking damages from The Daily Telegraph which published allegations the actor behaved inappropriately towards a female cast member during a 2015 production of King Lear. In a brief press conference in…